Measured-delivery autographic register.



HARRY KCNERMAN', or NEWPORT, lKENTUCKY, AssIGNoR, RY MEsNE ASSIGNMENTS,

To THEGLCBE AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER COMPANY, or CINCINNATI, oHIo, A. COR- PORATION F 01H10.

MASURED-DELIVERY AUTQGMPHIC REGISTER.

T 0 all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it'known that I, HARRY KONERMAN, a Citizen of the United Statesof lAmerica, and resident of Newport, county of Campbell, Statel of Kentucky, have inventedI certain new andv useful yImprovements in Measured- Delivery Y Autographic Registers, of the following is a specification.

This inventi n relates to. improvements 1n which yl0 autographic rei:` isters and particularly to au tographic registers of the measured delivery manifolding type. In registers of this type the sheets are drawn from between the interleaved carbon sheets by means ofa sliding Carriage, to the end of the travel of the .car-

riage, which travel is adjustable to regulate the extent of movement thereof to correspond with the length ofthe printed record forms being used. A manually operated clamp is provided on the carriage for securing the sheets thereto during the forward' I 3Q in uniform lengths against a knife edge p'rovided on the carriage. Each sheet has printed upon it-a tabulated form. Hence 'it is desirable that the form upon each sheet shall register with that upon adjacent sheets.. Heretofore, in yusing autographic registers of this type the/sheets have become disalined and' out of adjustment to suchan extent dur- -ing the operation of theregister, that the corresponding spaces of printed forms. on 40.

' properly register, one with the other. This necessitated frequent manual adjustment to bring the sheets into perfect registrationso 4 that the corresponding spaces of the superimposed sheets would register to produce-the4 same notations in the same space of the differentsheets when the record was made in the proper space on the top original sheet. This diiiiculty is created by the vziriation` in sheets, due to the stretch, of the material of'which the sheets are manufactured. This stretch is much greater in some sheets than in others because of the variation in the Specification of Letters Patent.'

the several superimposed 'sheets'.wo'ul'dfnot' the lengths of the different superimposed- Patented Jan. yd, 1916. l

lAplication filed Apri128, 1915. Serial No. 24,5835

density of material of the sheets,` and results b5 in aslight unavoidable-buckling which occurs during the process of manufacture. As 'a result of this, imperceptible distortions or .ridges in the sheet or -web` of paper, occur at certain points, and during the printing operation and subsequent rewinding operation of the sheet under high tension, these convolutions will'be smoothed out or stretched. This causes the printed partof the web at these liioints of buckling, to beof greater length than corresponding pants printed on the vperfect parts of the web and for .this reason when several sheets are employed and` one or more happen to-be imperfect, the objectionable and annoying disalinement of. the printedforms of the .superimposed A sheets occurs. v

An object of my invention is to automatically aline and adjust the superimposed sheets so that the forms printed thereon will be in perfect registration with oney another and so that no matter 'how many record sheets are withdrawn from the register, each series to be withdrawn will be maintained in 1 perfect alinement. This and .other objects` are attained in the device described in` the following specification and'illustrated in the accompanying drawings 'in' which ;l

lFigure 1 is a fragmental side elevation of f f a register embodying my 'invention/with'cerf.A 85 tain parts shown in sectionl to` more fullyVA illustrate details thereof. Fig.v 2 is a fragrv mental elevation similar to Fig. 1 but show-.r ing the parts embodying my invention, in i different operative. positions 4fromv thaty 90, shown ,in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a ffragmental plan viewof a register embodying vmy invention.

4 is a sectional detailvlew'of the sheet withdrawing carriage embodying certain'details of my' invention. Fig. 5f is a frag-V le5 mentalv sectional r view of a detail of the mechanism embodying my invention.

The register embodying my invention consistsof al frame 6 having a writing table 'Z over which the .form sheets are drawn, `and 100 p a reciprocating carriage 8 provided with a clamp 9 adapted to draw the record sheets 'from the 'writing table plate'nduring the withdrawing operation. The carriage 8 is.-

-adaptedto reciprocate on a table 10 PLC-,105 vided with guldes 11 and 12 for the car riage. Permanently mounted and extending upwardly from the surface ofthe table l vided with these apertures for the purpose of bringing the sheets into alinement as they are forced over the pins 13 and. 14. ln order to V'ltorce the sheets over pms 13 Aand 11i the following mechanism is provided.

This mechanism consists of a plate 17 Iprovided with two sets of lingers 18 and 19 adapted to extend on each side of the pins for the purpose of forcing the paper over 'them when the plate is moved downwardly into engagement therewith. The is permanently mounted on rods 20 and'21 'reciprocally mounted -in the table 10 over which the carriage 8 reciprocates. At their lower ends,` these rods 20 and 21' are pr'ovided with annular grooves and a lever,22 located on each side of the frame and having a slot 23 adapted to engage the groove in eaclipin, is pivotally mounted in bearing lugs 211 extending downwardly from the table 1l), by means of a shaft 25 extending 'transversely from one bearing lug 2t to the oppositebearing lug 2t.A Secured to the outer end of this shaft is a lever 26 to the outer end of which a bar 27 ispivotally atvtached. rl`his barpreferably extends the entire length of the table'10 and is pivotally mounted -at its opposite end .in a bearing lug 27a formed adjacent to the end of the table 10. By moving the lever 27 down- 5lVriage 3.v This pawl;y is provided with an upwardly extending projection` 31 adapted to engage an abutment 32 during thereturn movement -oic the lcarriage 8, to hold the flower end ot the pawl'in engagement with Sfgjhthe inclinedsurfaoe 28and elevated surface I A29 when the bar 27f is forced downwardly to bring the plateA 17 into contact withthe sheets while pressing them over their alining pins 13 and 1d. After theend of the pawl has engagedlthe inclined surface 28 and the elevated surface 29 during the free turn motion of the carriage, the pawl'ifispermitted to leave the elevated-surface at ,B a step 33 provided in the bar 27. This releasesthe bar and permits the levers 26 and plate 17 meeste 22 to move the plate 17 upwardly under the inlluence of a leaf spring 34 secured to the lever 22 and pressing against the under face of the table 10. The carriage is provided with an inclined edge 35, see Fig.. 4, over which the sheets passduring the return motion of the carriage. ils the carriage reaches the end of its travel adjacent to the pins 13 and 14, the paper islifted from the pins by the-inclined edge 35, so that when the carriage is again operated to' Withdraw rec.- ord sheets, the paper will be disengaged from the pins and will not'become again engaged until the next adjacent 'apertures are brought to register therewith. ln order to avoid losing the alinement of the sheets after they have been brought over their alining pins and before the clamp 9 has again engaged the sheets after having removed them from the alining pins, l have provided means consisting of a pressure pin 36-mountedin a spring plate 37 extend ing transversely of the register and provided with a projection 38 adapted to be engaged by a ringer 39 extending from one side of the carriage 8. This pressurepin is adapted to be brought into engagement with the surface of the sheets of paper after they have been/alined by the pins 13 and 1a,

previous to the removal of the sheets from the pins by the inclined surface 35. The finger 39 upon the return of the carriage is brought into engagement with the projection 38 and causes 'the plate 37 and the pin 36 to be pressed downwardly into gripping engagement with the sheet y ln operation: Assuming that the register is in condition for use, that is, with the earriage returned to its normal position and with the paper lifted from the alining pins 13 and 14, while the linger 39 is in engagement with the projection 33 ofthe plate 37, the operator makes the proper notation upon the alined sheets on the writing table 7. He

then grasps the handle 4:0 of the clamp 9 mounted on the carriage 8 and pushes the carriage by means ofthe handle, away from him to the endet its movement along the guides 11 and 12 of the register. This movement is limited by --the downwardly extendinglug Ll1 formedl on the carriage,A being brought into engagement with the end ol? slot 4:2 formed in the' vtable 10. During this movement the sheets which are grasped between the carriage 8 and the clampl, are .withdrawn from the register until thel carriage has reached the end of its movement as above described, at which. time the nent adjacent'apertures 153 and 16 of the sheets are brought to engage the'pins 13 and 1t.

With the apertures' of the sheets vthus brought into alinement with the'pins 13 and 1d, the clamp is released by tilting the han' dle Al() backward so that the clamp 'bar rocks aboutits pivot pins t3. The sheete being free thecarriage is drawn back toward' the operator while the sheets are. permitted to remain in their extended positions. As

the carriage is drawn back the pawl 30 engages the inclined surface 28 of the bar 27 andforces the bar downwardly until thepawl engages the surface 29. This downward movement of the bar causes the plate '17 to vpress its fingers upon the sheets of paper and thereby force the sheets over the alining pins 13 and 14 thus bringing each of the superimposed record sheets into alinement so that the forms printed on' the sheets andlocated on the table 7 will be accurately registered one above the other.; This alinement is maintained after the pawl 30- has passed beyond the step'33, shown in Fig. 1, the sheets will remain over the pins until the inclined surface 35 of the carriage 8 has been brought under'4 the sheets adjacent to the alining pins. In order, however,I to avoid losing the. alinement of the sheets, the linger 39 is brought into engagement with the projection 38 of the plate 37 by further movement of the carriage 8 toward theoperator. This causes the pressure pin 36 to.. hold the sheets against accidental displacement from their alined positions, while the paper is withdrawn-from the pins 13 and 14 by the inclined surface of the carriage..

. This removal ofthe sheets from their alining pins by means of the inclined surface 35 occurs only at Athe time that the carriage has been completely returned to its normal position. With the carriage'in its normal position the sheets which have been extended and upon which the record has been made, are torn oil" from the main portion ot" the sheet by severing them by a stationary knife plate 44 secured transversely .ofl the. carriage.' Upon again operating the reg@ ister the carriage is pushed away from the operator thus' causing the sheets to befrietionally movedv under the pressure ofthe pin 36 until the linger 39 has released the projection 38 of the plate 37 to release the pressure v'on th pin. Further movement away' from the operator causes the awl 30 to engage the'step 33l and' to swing a out its pivot pin 45 causing separation vof its projection 31 and abutment 32, until the surfaces 29 and-28 have been passed. At this point ythe previously describedoperation of releasing the clamp and returning ythe ca'rriage to its normal position ylsagam car-v ried out. l

Although I havev described my improved register as having two alining-pins it will be .readily understood that one'or a plurality of alining pins may be lemployed and.

that similar mechanism to 'that above described may be employed for bringing. the apertures of'thesheet into registration with the alining pins, while other suitable means 05 for removing the sheets therefrom as well asfor-holding the sheets'against accidental displacement during the removing operation may be provided, without departing from the spirit vand scope of `myinvention as set forth in -the appended claims. Iclaim- 1. lA manifolding adapted for 'use ,with record sheets having a4 series of apertures and comprising a table, and means adapted tomove the sheets to e'ngagethe apertures with the pin whereby the forms on the sheets vwill'be alined.

3. In combination in a manifolding autographic 'register adapted foruse with record sheets having a series of apertures, a-frame adapted. to'support the record sheets, a sta f tionary pin mounted onthe frame, a car'- riage movably mounted on the frame and,

autographic register adapted to move the record sheets across the pin to bring the apertures in alinement therewith, and a mechansmadapted to engage the apertures with the pin.

- 4. 'An ,autographlc register adapted for use with recordsheets having a series of apertures, comprising a frame adapted to support .the record sheets,- a stationary pin mounted on the frame, acarriage movably mounted on the frame and adapted to move I i 'the' record sheets across the pin tofbring the apertures 'in alinement therewith, mecha-4 nism adapted to engage theapertures with the pin, and means adapted toremove the sheets from the pin.

" 5. In an autographicregister adapted for use with record sheets having apertures ormedthereimthe combination of' a frame adapted to support the recordsheets, a stationarypin mounted on thev frame, a c arriage movably mounted on theframe and adapted to move the-record -sheets across the 115 pin to bring the apertures in alinement therewith, mechanism adapted to engage thel 4apertures with the pin, means adapted to remove the .sheets from the pin to permit subsequent movement of the sheets, and a device adapted to maintain 4the sheets in alinement after theyghave been removed'by said 4I rieansfrom the pin.

6. In combination in a manioldi-ng autot 'graphicregister adapted for use with record 125 sheets having apertures formed therein, a

frame adapted'to support the record sheets,

`a stationary pin mounted onthe frame, a

carriage movably mounted on the frameI and adapted to move the record sheets across the pin to .bring the apertures in 'alinxanent` A rae the apertures with the pin 'aridi operatively connected?, with the carriage whereby the ap- 8. In an 'autographic register adapted for use with record sheets having apertures termed therein the combination ot a trame ertures Will be engage With-the piti after ,adapted to support the record sheets, .a stam they have been moved into alimentent there- With.

' 7. im 'autographie register adapted `tor use with record sheets having apertures formed. therein, comprising a trame aaptedl to support the record sheets, a stationary pin mounted ori the trame, a carriage movaoiy mounted on the trame and adapted to move the reeord'sheets across the pim to bring the apertures iti aiiriement therewith, mechamism adapted, to engage the apertures with the' piti arid operativeiy eorineete with carriage to engage tiieysheets with the pin after the apertures have been brought into alimentent therewith, means adapted to remove the sheets from the piti when the`oarriege is returned to its normal` position, and atdeviee atiapted to maintain the sheets iii their aiiried positions after removai thereof from the pim.l

tioriary piu mounted on the trame, a ear riage movabiy mounted ori the frame adapted to move the reeel-ei sheets across the pm to. tering theA apertures m ailriemerit therewith, mechanism adapted to engage .apertures with the pirrarid operativeiy cori(- nected with the carriage, means adapted 'remove the sheets trom lthe pm during re turri ot the carriage toits normal position,

and a device tor maintairiirig, the sheets itik their aiined positieris ami adapted to be op erateri by the carriage previous 'to movai or 'the sheets from the pin.

In testimony whereof, it `have hereunto subscribed toy neme this 27th day ot. lprii,

HARRY KNERMAN, Viitriesses: v

Waerme F. Meitner, VJ. Tmorzv'rorar Boeri@a 

